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• Elpaninaro Likes this wine:

  February 26, 2022 - medium red color with some age on the rim, spicy oak prominent on the nose, settling some but still pretty raw, plums and cassis, on the palate a good mature mid-weight fruit marred by an excess of raw oak, good but slightly stinging finish, this would fare better with a meal than it has in this tasting setting, a great racy ripe cherry note with time, this is perfectly good- but with less oak it could be really great.
  
  ***, drink soon- that raw oak will dominate further with time

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• corkdorkAR wrote: 95 points

  August 12, 2018 - Benchmark Cabernet from a great vintage, concentrated, rich, plush, ripe and deftly balanced. Medium plus acid and absolutely delicious. Drink now at peak.

• SMHalps Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 9, 2015 - So sad to finish my last bottle. Had it a 1990'a tasting. It wasn't decanted and despite perfect storage the cork was dry as a bone and tough to remove. After about 20 minutes this wine really started to shine. It showed better than a 98 Dalle Valle and a 1998 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte. It still had plenty of fruit and some grip. This is what I think an aged Napa Cab should taste like. I don't think I would keep it much longer (if I actually had any more left).

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• WineWright Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 2, 2015 - Did not decant. Deep crimson purple color. Subtle nose of cedar and dark fruit with mellow fig. Tannins fully integrated for a round, smooth mouthfeel.

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• Redteeth wrote:

  July 25, 2013 - The cork as a bit of challenge but the wine was great. It smelled fine and opened up well in the glass with classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon characteristics. . I see no reason to hold this wine any longer.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Shafer
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 013528300026

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• In Cellars 333 (49%)
• Consumed 347 (51%)

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